Nathan Goff, Jr. (1843-1920) Papers, 1876-1891, undated A&M 1940

West Virginia and Regional History Center

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Repository

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Identification

A&M 1940

Title

Nathan Goff, Jr. (1843-1920) Papers 1876-1891, undated

URL:

https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/198795

Quantity

0.01 Linear Feet, Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)

Creator

Goff, Nathan, 1843-1920

Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Language

English

Abstract

Professional correspondence, newspaper clipping, manuscript notes, and speech of West Virginia politician Nathan Goff, Jr. (1843-1920). Goff's career included terms as West Virginia Legislator (1867-1868), U.S. district attorney for West Virginia (1868), Secretary of the Navy (1881), U.S. Congressman (1883-1889), federal judge in the U.S. Fourth Circuit (1892-1911), and U.S. Senator (1913-1919). The letters and telegram are in a series written in August, 1876; correspondents are Nathan Goff and Henry M. Mathews, who was the Attorney General of West Virginia at the time and would go on to be governor. The clipping is from the Morgantown Post and describes Goff's speech at a Union League's Lincoln Dinner in Brooklyn, New York (November 7, 1891). The manuscript notes were written by Goff about a speech by M.T. Frame (October 1886). The speech by Goff addresses the Protective Tariff (undated).

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Nathan Goff, Jr. (1843-1920) Papers, A&M 1940, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Related Material

213, 953, 1940

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Goff, Nathan, 1843-1920
Judges -- West Virginia
Judges -- West Virginia
Mathews, Henry M. (Henry Mason), 1834-1884
Politicians
Politicians -- United States
Politics and government.
United States -- Politics and government
United States Congressmen - West Virginia.
United States. Congress. Senate
West Virginia - Politics and government.
West Virginia. Legislature

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

Goff, Nathan, 1843-1920
Mathews, Henry M. (Henry Mason), 1834-1884

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

United States -- Politics and government